Walkable Westchester - A Walking Guide to Westchester County, NY
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Scenes & Walks in the Northern Shawangunks
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2006, 3rd ed.
Jack Fagan's delightful and magnificently illustrated book covering the foot trails and carriageways of Minnewaska, Mohonk and Sam's Point. A terrific guide to a favorite hiker destination. 184 pages. ISBN 978-1-880775-50-9.
Save even more by buying the Shawangunk Combo Package of this book and corresponding map set.
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Kittatinny Trails - Hiking Guide Book
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2004, 1st ed.
Author Robert Boysen describes all the blazed trails from the Delaware Water Gap to High Point State Park on the NJ-NY boundary. It includes descriptions of hiking trails in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Pennsylvania south of the Route I-80 bridge across the Delaware River. The book also includes photographs, innovative charts for choosing a hike, elevation profiles, and advice on where to park and how to get to the trailheads. 220 pages. ISBN 1-880775-38-7.
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Hiking the Jersey Highlands - Illustrated Guide
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2007, 1st ed.
A illustrated guide to 35 hikes in the Highlands of New Jersey, with a trail map for each hike, introductory chapters on Highlands history and preservation, geology, plants, and wildlife, and a special 16-page insert of color photos of wildflowers seen along the trails. The hikes are graded from starter hikes for beginners to challenges for experienced hikers. The author, George Petty, is a long-time Highlands resident and a NY-NJ TC trail maintainer. 419 pages. ISBN: 978-1-880775-49-3.
Best Hikes with Children in the Catskills and Hudson River Valley
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2002, 2nd ed.
Cynthia & Thomas Lewis cover the area from just north of NYC to just south of Albany. 51 gentle to moderate hikes in the Catskills, Taconics, Ramapos & Hudson Highlands. Safety, equipment, food, camping. Photos, maps. The Mountaineers Press. 238 pages. ISBN 978-0-89886-783-1.
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Best Hikes with Children in New Jersey
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2005, 2nd ed.
Arline Zatz covers 85 gentle-to-moderate hikes throughout New Jersey. Photos, maps. The Mountaineers Press. 261 pages. ISBN 0-89886-820-3.
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Appalachian Trail Guide to New York-New Jersey
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Book and four maps - 2011, 17th ed.
Covers 174 miles from Kent, Connecticut, to Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area on the New Jersey-Pennsylvania line. Book and four 4-color topographic maps (two sheets) with elevation profiles; scale, 1:63,360. 280 pages.
ISBN 978-1-889386-70-6.
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50 Hikes in the Lower Hudson Valley
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2014, 3rd ed.
Completely revised by Trail Conference member Daniel Chazin, this new edition features full-color photos and a new digital map for each hike. The book includes descriptions of 50 fascinating hikes throughout the Hudson River Valley, from Westchester County and the East Hudson Highlands to Rockland County, Harriman State Park, Sterling Forest, Schunemunk Mountain, Storm King, Black Rock, the Shawangunks and the Catskills. The Countryman Press. 311 pages. ISBN 978-1-58157-190-5.
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New York Walk Book
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2005, 7th ed. Revised.
Comprehensive trail descriptions, with full-color maps. Includes chapters on geology, ecology, history and hiking tips. Illustrated with magnificent sketches by Robert L. Dickinson and Jack Fagan. The hikers' "bible" since 1923. 484 pages. ISBN 1-880775-30-1.